Today the Cordoba Fair begins

The Córdoba Fair begins today, May 21 and it will last until next Saturday the 28th. Just a week where not only Cordoba men and women will be able to enjoy their parties but It will also host hundreds of tourists who make their way there day by day.

The Cordoba Fair is celebrated in commemoration of Our Lady of Health. Is in the Arenal enclosure where horsemen, gypsies and flamingos meet year after year in the different streets of the fair. Its booths (placed in an orderly manner and distributed through different streets of the enclosure) are mostly public, so that all visitors, both Cordovan and tourists, have the doors open to enter those they want.

At the fair, in addition to being able to enjoy both the fun of booths and attractions, there is also a Bullfighting Festival and an Equestrian Show. Below we detail a little more about each of them.

Equestrian Art in Los Patios: Special Equestrian Show in Córdoba

All the Royal Stables of Córdoba, is the place chosen to demonstrate this Equestrian Art Show. In addition to seeing Spanish horses, you can enjoy the presence of the Equestrian Squad Palmas de Peñaflor de Chile.

This Chilean squad has been showing Chilean traditions through a great show for more than 15 years, the Chilean horse, the huaso, both in Chile and abroad. His show constitutes a journey through its rich geography and culture, which features the Chilean horse, a unique breed in the world. In the equestrian show the horses dance to the sound of cuecas and tunes.

If you want to visit and enjoy this show you have today and tomorrowto do it, the 21: 00 hours. You can buy the tickets online, in the Royal Stables themselves or also at the tourist information points in the city of Córdoba.

Bullfighting Fair in the bullring of Los Califas

The bullfighting fair will offer a total of four fertilizer festivities (two bullfights, a bullfight and a bullfight without picadors) between Thursday 26 and Sunday 29 May, starting all to 19.00 hours.

• Thursday May 26: Novillada without picadors: 6 steers from the Zalduendo herd for the Cordovan bullfighters: Romero Campos, Carlos Jordán, Carlos Blázquez, Fernando Navarro, Rocío Romero and Juan A. Alcalde “El Rubio”.
• Friday, May 27: Bullfight: 6 bulls from the Núñez del Cuvillo cattle ranch for: Morante de la Puebla, Julián López “El Juli” and Alejandro Talavante.
• Saturday May 28th. Bullfight: Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Finito de Córdoba alternative: 6 bulls from the Fuente Ymbro, Jandilla, Núñez del Cuvillo, Garcigrande, Torrestrella and La Palmosilla herds for: Juan Serrano “Finito de Córdoba” as the only sword. Outstanding: David Saleri and Manuel Carbonell.
• Sunday May 29. Run of rejones: 6 Bulls from the Fermín Bohórquez cattle ranch for: Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Manuel Manzanares and Lea Vicens.

Site plan and detailed program information

You will then be able to download in .pdf format both a fairground plan as a detailed and summary information of the program of these fair days, which can be useful if you decide to stop by to enjoy the atmosphere and its people.

Pincha here and you will directly access that plan and program.

• Recommendation and advice: Bring comfortable shoes and choose the means of public transport to get there if you don't want to wait in queues and traffic jams.

What to visit in Córdoba?

If you are lucky enough to be in this historic city for several days of the fair, and in addition to having fun, you want to visit the most popular areas, we recommend the following sites:

• The Mosque, a must see.
• The House of the Bells.
• The House of the Bailío.
• The Calleja de las Flores.
• The Convent of La Merced.
• The Posada del Potro.
• Roman bridge.
• The Malmuerta Tower.
• The synagogue.
• The Jewish Quarter.
• The Palace of the Marquis of Viana.
• The Corredera and Las Tendillas squares.
• The Roman Temple.
• The Museum of Ethnobotany and Botanical Garden.
• Medina Azahara.
• The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos and its gardens.
• The Archaeological Museum.
• The Julio Romero de Torres Museum.
• The Living Museum of Al-Andalus.

Córdoba is a city that you have to visit at least once in your life, and if they are at the fair, all the better!